Attachment for running-gears of vehicles.



, G. E. ABRAMS & G. H. MASON. ATTACHMENT FOR RUNNING GEARS 0F. VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1908.-

Patnted Juli 22, 19 9.

m x E PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAMS ;\i\'l ()llAliLl'IS ll. MA SON, 0F CllA'lllAt'l, NEW YORK.

- ATTACHMENT FOR RUNNING-GEARS OF VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Application filed January 22, 1908. Serial No. 412,163.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES E. ABRA Ms f and CHARLES H. MASON, citizens of the United county of Columbia and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for .l{unning-. Gears of Vehicles; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments to the running gear of vehicles of various kinds for aiding in guiding the vehicle, reducing the jar and trembling motion, taking up vibration and assisting the driver of the vehicle in the control of the same.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

ur invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1, showing a slight modification in the addition of an auxiliary spring. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View.

Reference now being bad to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates an axle of a vehicle and has forked end-s B, aach forked end carrying a pivot pin 0 upon which a stub axle D ispivotally mounted. Each stub axle has a laterally projecting arm I), to the ends of which arod l is pivotally connected whereby the two caused to move in'unison. tion of the axle is A at two locations and each recess is adapted The upper porto receive a plate II, which plate is provided with apertures H. by means of which. the axle lt will be said plates or clips II is provided with laterally projecting portions A may be attached to the vehicle. noted that each of aving'apcrtures H therein and aportioirol' each plate has an integral linger each fingef is apertured for the reception of a pin to which the link N is pivotally connect- States, residing at Chatham, in the stub axles are.

preferably recessed as at I/ the two 5 fingers extending toward each other, and;

cd. O---() designate two coiled springs, each i of which is connected at its outer end to one of said links and the inner end of each spring is connected to a clip Q through which a clevis l passes, the ends of said clevis being threaded and adapted to receive the nuts J, whereby the clip may be held in an adjusted position upon the rod connecting said stub axles.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be noted that an auxiliary spring 0 is connected at one end to a plate H and its other end to a linger of the stub axle. This extra spring may be employed one at each end of the axle, if desired, and the intermediate springs 2 may be dispensed with when desired when the auxiliary springs are used.

From the foregoing, it will be understood that the essence ol the present invention consists in the utilization of springs attached in any desired manner to the steering gear of a vehicle and axle and it will be understood that we do not limit ourselves to any particular detailed construction of apparatus whereby the springs may be applied.

4 The operation of our inventionwill be readily understood. When it is applied to an automobile or any other vehicle, the wheels, owing to the arran ement of the springs, will be kept normally in planes at I right angles to the axle A and, in the event of the wheels coming in contact with any obstruction which would have a tendency to throw the wheels out of track, the springs would cause the wheels t( quickly return to their normal positions after being thrown to one side or the other. The apparatus will also assist the driver in guiding the vehicle equipped with the apparatus and will take up any vibration or jar coming upon the wheels as would be the case were the springs I omitted and, in the event ol any breakage of lthc steering gear, the operator of the mai chine may have an opportunity to a )ply the brakes to stop the machine before the latter l leaves the track.v

What we claim is In combination with the main and stub axles, a steering rod pivotally connected to said stub axle, the upper surface of said main 1 axle having recesses near its ends, a plate seated in each of said recesses and having its end extending beyond the axle upon oppoi site sides thereof, and apertured, each plate I provided with an integral finger which fingers extend toward each other, a link pivour signatures in the presence of two witotally connected to. each finger, a T-shaped nesses.

clip having eyes in the laterally extending A portions thereof, a clevis engaging said rod 5 and passing through said clip, sprin s con- J necting the'apertured ends of said 0 ip and Witnesses: said links, as set forth. JOHN C DARDEss,

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix 1 IZETTA M. REYNOLDS. 

